Mathematically, the Saskatchewan Roughriders could lose out the season and still make the playoffs.
It would require two losses by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and one loss by the Calgary Stampeders, but it could still happen.
Instead of helping their playoff chances with a win against the Montreal Alouettes on Monday, the Roughriders dropped a fourth straight game as they fell to the East Division-leading Alouettes 44-24.